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Reduce cases of pertussis among infants — IID‑05

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Most Recent Data:
863 cases (2019-23)

National Target:
2,386 cases 1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
2,651 cases of pertussis occurred annually among children under 1 year during 2014-18 2

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Reduce cases of pertussis among infants

Target-Setting Method
Percent improvement

Data Source:  National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), CDC/CSELS

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Summary

Every year in the United States, thousands of infants get pertussis, or whooping cough. Although anyone can get pertussis, infants are at the highest risk of getting very sick or dying from the disease. This is especially true for infants age 2 months or younger, who can’t yet get the vaccine. Evidence shows that giving women the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) vaccine during every pregnancy can help protect their babies from pertussis.

Topics:  Infectious Disease, Infants

Workgroup: Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.